New mask. Same podcast. MCU Diaries breaks down what matters in the MCU—why it works, why it doesn’t, and how it all points to Doomsday and Secret Wars.
The MCU Diaries Podcast — New mask. Same podcast.
This is a smart, craft-first Marvel podcast hosted by Blake Larsen for people who love the MCU but want more than recap, lore-dumping, or empty hype.
Each episode is an essay you can listen to: character pressure, turning points, theme, consequence, and the story choices that actually matter. We track what works, what doesn’t, and how those choices point toward Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars.
This isn’t “hey, remember when?” fandom. It’s selective coverage, big swings, and zero sacred cows.
Spoiler note: We talk full spoilers for whatever we’re covering.
If you’d rather read the essays than listen to the podcast, start here: The MCU Diaries blog. That page collects the written Marvel storycraft pieces, including the road to Doomsday and Secret Wars.
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats the penultimate WandaVision episode – 1.08 “Previously On”.
Blake discusses how the penultimate episode of WandaVision serves as an exercise in Wanda’s fragile psychology while also exhibiting a magnificent balance of exposition, plot, and character.
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.07 “Breaking The Fourth Wall”.
Blake discusses how the this episode drops a major MCU bomb on us, but keeps laser focus on its main character while warning us to be careful what you wish for.
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.06 “All-New Halloween Spooktacular”.
Blake discusses how this Malcom In The Middle version of WandaVision is a creepy experiment framed by an existential crisis where the devil’s in the details.
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.05 “On A Very Special Episode”.
Blake discusses WandaVision going full 80’s and why we are forced to ask ourselves, who is the real villain here and what is the cost of lies?
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.04 “We Interrupt This Program”.
Blake discusses how this episode reminds us there’s a big vast world which keeps spinning outside Wanda’s sitcom bubble and connecting the two is a very hard job…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.03 “Now In Color”.
Blake chats the emotional undercurrent befalling our two lead characters as it tacks on more sitcom hijinks while also exposing the emotional framework of a very real prison for the mind….
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats WandaVision episode 1.02 “Don’t Touch That Dial”.
Blake chats how episode 2 gets more gimmicky than the first episode, yet it showcases something Wanda and Vision have been lacking for their whole MCU existence: characterization and, most importantly, stakes…
The MCU Diaries Host Blake Larsen chats about the WandaVision premiere episode 1.01 “Filmed Before A Live Studio Audience”.
Blake introduces his Marvel experience, what this podcast will be about and how it will be produced and why this is a safe place for nerds of all kinds. He also chats why the premiere isn’t about the “what” so much as it is about the “where and why”, and why he is HERE for it.
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